Throat hit: yay or nay?

[ethereality]

So, I hear this mentioned a lot: I know what it means, and I'm learning what sort of things contribute to throat hit (PG%, nicotine strength, etc.), but I've yet to read any actual opinions on it. Basically my question is: do you guys prefer a strong throat hit? none at all? maybe somewhere in the middle? any particular reason why you prefer the hit, or lack thereof?

I know it varies for me. I have two tanks that I interchange. One of which has a 100% VG 12mg juice in it, which nearly always produces a mild throat hit. Nothing that knocks the wind out of me, but it always makes its presence known. I typically like it in the morning/mid-day. It gives me my "get up and go" nicotine fix. A little extra oomph. My other tank is 100% VG 6mg juice which produces a very slight throat hit, literally just enough to know there's something making its way into my lungs. This is my weekender/everyday tank. I can pretty much puff this casually and comfortably all day.

 

[Israfil]

I do rather like it when my ecig Bruce Lees me in the trachea. When I have the urge for bigger clouds I pull out the 26mg high vg, normally its 36 with high pg.

 

[Wolfenstark]

Depends on the person same as one may like this flavoured liquid and someone else doesn't.
I like for there to be some hit not just like I'm drawing air through a straw.

Other people more interested in flavour others in vapour production.

 

[FlamingoTutu]

Think I'm very much in the minority in not caring that much about throat hit. I'm fine with 0mg but yeah, sometimes I miss a bit more punch.

 

[Norrin]

I use 50/50 6mg and with clearos it's fine, but now I drip more I am getting a bit too much TH for me. I understand why people want it because it makes it a more like smoking experience but I can happily live without it as I think it detracts from the flavour.

 

[Paradicio]

It mattered to me when I first quit smoking and started vaping. It doesn't anymore. As long as the juice doesn't hit the back of my throat like a Mac truck, I can take it or leave it.

 

[Never Lift]

I'm all about that TH.
Mouth to lung hits, dripping some 50/50 9 nic on a .3-6ohm coil MMMmmmm. Every now and then I'll hit a lil 12 nic or even 24.... mostly tobbacco flavors or nutty salty woody earthy. nothing too sweet.

 

[cfm78910]

So, I hear this mentioned a lot: I know what it means, and I'm learning what sort of things contribute to throat hit (PG%, nicotine strength, etc.), but I've yet to read any actual opinions on it. Basically my question is: do you guys prefer a strong throat hit? none at all? maybe somewhere in the middle? any particular reason why you prefer the hit, or lack thereof?

I know it varies for me. I have two tanks that I interchange. One of which has a 100% VG 12mg juice in it, which nearly always produces a mild throat hit. Nothing that knocks the wind out of me, but it always makes its presence known. I typically like it in the morning/mid-day. It gives me my "get up and go" nicotine fix. A little extra oomph. My other tank is 100% VG 6mg juice which produces a very slight throat hit, literally just enough to know there's something making its way into my lungs. This is my weekender/everyday tank. I can pretty much puff this casually and comfortably all day.

I like a proper throat hit. I enjoyed that when I was a smoker and if I couldn't get it from vaping I doubt very much I would have managed to quit analogs. My favourite juices are all 50/50 PG/VG and I vape 18mg at between 12w and 15w. 12w on my Provari 3/Nautilus Mini gives me a decent, enjoyable throat hit. If I crank it up to 14w or 15w I get a monster throat hit. Depending on the time of day and how bad the cravings are I enjoy being able to tailor-make the throat hit to suit. Maybe it is psychological or something but if I don't get a throat hit I just don't get proper satisfaction. So to answer your question, I am definitely a yay for throat hit!

 

[smacuser]

But, of course.

VTF.

 

[ethereality]

It mattered to me when I first quit smoking and started vaping. It doesn't anymore. As long as the juice doesn't hit the back of my throat like a Mac truck, I can take it or leave it.

This is kind of how I feel. I'm still what some may consider "freshly off" of cigarettes, so I tend to enjoy a little bit of punch early in the day and mid-day on my smoke break at work, but since I've been vaping more frequently, I find myself reaching for my juices with only 6mg nic instead of 12 - 18. They tend to have more of a "throat presence" rather than an actual hit. I'm a fan of it.

 

[Maiar]

I find some flavors in high PG juices hit too hard. Like tobacco flavors and some citrus ones. I find it irritating. But some of my high VG juices, even the sour apple variety have literally zero throat hit. I like it nice and in the middle. Enough to feel that i'm inhaling something but not enough to irritate my throat or tongue.

 

[KC1BLE]

I enjoy the throat hit, it does most resemble analogs and the juices I've tried with little throat hit just don't seem to do it for me.

 

[cstone1991]

I can enjoy anywhere from a mild to a very harsh throat hit. For me, the throat hit has to be paired with the flavor. For example, to me a vanilla flavor should have a moderate to harsh throat hit, while blueberry should have a mild throat hit. If the amount of throat hit doesn't match the flavor it is like eating something habanero flavored without any spiciness to me or, just not right.

 

[smacuser]

There is the term: Reckless throat hit.

 

[FranC]

It mattered to me a lot when I started vaping but not so much now.

 

[faile]

Yay to throat hit-- for me, it's just about the most important component to vaping that keeps me from needing a cigarette sometimes. As in, 24mg hot cinnamon in a dripper TH. I've actually found that most flavors just aren't as satisfying to me if I don't add hot cinnamon to them. (Although I'm not positive the TH I'm talking about/ looking for is quite the same as the TH others talk about.)

 

[cope]

for me its abought flavor.. some flavors are better without a sharp TH. less nic and high levels of VG is better for me.
sometimes i have higher nic and like that bite..lol cant lung hit with a storng TH

 

[Boiler]

Never even heard or thought about throat hit until I came to ECF.

I prefer as little as possible.

 

[tj99959]

I'm on the fence with this one. I like some TH, but it has to be the right kind of throat hit. If it creates discomfort, it isn't the right kind.

 

[samturdo]

i like throat hit, and with 70/30 pg and 36mg i get plenty of it